Italy
Economics
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the world faces a credit crunch similar to that of 2008/09 as the euro crisis forces banks to cut their balance sheets.
19 April 2012
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Bonds
The latest addition to Schroders' bond team has been adding Spanish government bonds across several portfolios in the view Spain is too big to fail.
18 April 2012
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2 min read
Europe
The Italian government has dramatically cut its growth economic growth forecast for this year, according to an official document seen by Reuters.
18 April 2012
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Global
The UK is back in recession, according to the latest growth projections from the OECD, while the recovery in the G7 economies remains ‘fragile'.
29 March 2012
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Economics
Trillions of dollars in fake US bonds have been seized from a warehouse in Zurich alleviating a "severe threat" to global financial security, according to media reports.
17 February 2012
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Investment
Top managers spy high yield opportunities as European Central Bank's liquidity injections transform banks' refinancing operations.
13 February 2012
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3 min read
Economics
UniCredit SpA (UCG), Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (BMPS) are among 34 Italian financial firms downgraded by Standard & Poor's.
12 February 2012
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